Our Work

MR2 Kit-Car

This vehicle was our first project that we undertook for a customer in Rotherham. The car is a mk2 Toyota MR2 with a Ferrari 355 bodykit on it.

Whilst the fibreglass bodykit was in good shape, unfortunately the underside of the vehicle was in a very bad state of repair.

Minibusa

This is a long (aka very, very long) term project of one of our Directors. It is a 1980 Mini 1000 with a space frame and a Suzuki Hayabusa 1300cc motorbike engine mounted amidships, giving apporoximately 180bhp (almost 5 times the cars original power!!!). When finished it should weigh approximately 550kg which will give a power to weight ratio of 330bhp/tonne, giving it a similar ratio to cars such as the Porsche 911 Turbo S, the Audi R8 V10 and the BMW M5 CS. A proper little weapon!!!

VW Split Screen Bus

We received this classic in very good condition both bodywork and interior wise. We also received a rebuilt engine from the owner. We needed to bolt the engine in, plumb it for fuel, convert it to electronic ignition and wire the ignition in along with a split charging system. Once installed it became aparent that the carburettor was past it's best and that the engine builder had set the tappets incorrectly, meaning all cylinders had zero compression. A bit of YAP magic later and all was well. In addition to the engine we filled the braking system with fluid after checking the shoe to drum clearances. This was a pleasure to have in the workshop.

Peugeot 307

This car came in following a failed MOT with 3 small holes identified. When we started to cut the rot out it transpired that the 3 small holes were in fact 3 very large holes, requiring over 3 feet of fresh plating to be welded in. Once complete the car went on to pass it's MOT and live another day.

1973 Mini Clubman

This lovely little all original 50 year old Mini came into the workshop needing a new rear valance and some tuning to eradicate it's rough running. The valance was welded on and spayed and an unsightly dint below the drivers side rear light cluster was popped out. The engine was treated to fresh ignition leads, spark plugs and air filter. The HS2 SU carburettor was stripped down, cleaned and built back up with new parts courtesy of a service kit. Not only does the car have a better looking bottom, but once warm, it runs much better too.

Mitsubishi ASX

This Japanese family wagon came in having failed it's MOT on the exhaust. On further inspection the centre section had fractured into two pieces and had a large hole near where it joined to the rear section. The customer stated they couldn't get a replacement anywhere. We inquired and found it to be a dealer only part at over £2,200!!!

We welded the fracture up and added a gusset plate to further strengthen the fix and welded the hole up. This was a particularly hard weld due to the poor state of the existing steel that we had to work with. However our perseverance saved the customer well over £2000.

MG Magnette

This lovely 1960 MG Magnette came into us requiring a full brake pipe change, including all flexible hoses, a new timing cover oil seal and a conversion from the old dynamo to a much more modern dynometer.

It was a pleasure to work on this historic vehicle and to meet the owner, who was a very affable chap, who uses this car for road trips around the British isles.

MGB GT

This MGB GT came to us on our trailer due to it not running after been to another garage previously.

The owner had a reasonably simple remit for us, namely get it running, have it looking something like respectable and safe for use through the summer, with a view to possibly doing major body work and paint during the autumnal months later in the year.

We firstly gave it a clean, both inside and out, then went to work on getting it running. We found the timing to be 90 degrees out and the twin SU carburettors had bent jets on them. Once cleaned, serviced and corrected the car ran like a dream and sounded even better. We changed all four tyres and tubes due to severely perished sidewalls on the originals.

One that we hope to see back into our workshop.

Mitsubishi Shogun

This car came in as an MOT fail from a local garage. There were perforations to the front offside inner wheelarch, to the front of both inner sills and all around the rear offside inner wheelarch.

The rot was cut out in each case, which is something that we always do to prevent the future spread of any further metal cancer, then we treated the affected areas, fabricated panels and welded them in.

Once welded, the repairs were seam-sealed and undersealed for protection from the elements.

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